Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 13
"Nine thousand years old, you use tea."

Great Zhou Palace, inside Yuhua Palace.

A young eunuch was holding a tea tray and said respectfully to the old eunuch sitting on the sandalwood chair in front of him.

The old eunuch was nearly sixty years old, his face was wrinkled and covered with white powder, and his thin lips were painted red. He looked like a paper man, very frightening.

But just like this, no matter how big or small the eunuchs, maids, and guards in the palace, they should be respectful and respectful when they see him, and dare not say a bad word.

Because he is nine thousand years old Fu Chengyang.

"Ah."

Fu Chengyang pinched the orchid finger, picked up the ceramic teacup and brought it to his mouth, and licked it lightly with the tip of his tongue.

"Too much tea leaves make it astringent."

Hearing this, the little eunuch immediately fell to his knees with a "plop" and kowtowed.

"The slave should die! The slave should die!"

"You are really damned. You can't even make a cup of tea. What else can you do? Tell me, how can our family rest assured that you can serve Concubine Yugui."

"Damn the slave! Nine thousand years old, give the slave another chance!"

The little eunuch pressed his forehead tightly to the ground, not daring to lift it up.

Just as Fu Chengyang was about to say something, a voice sounded outside the door.

"Nine thousand years old, urgent report from Northern Xinjiang."

"Bring it in."

A guard with a knife came in with a letter box and handed it to Fu Chengyang with both hands.

Fu Chengyang opened the letter box, casually glanced at the words "My Majesty's personal seal, those who read it without mercy" on the envelope, and took out the letter.

After a few glances, he was a little surprised and said, "You actually killed Princess Jiuyang. Su Tufeng, the eldest son, really deserves his life."

After pondering for a moment, he said to himself again: "The Holy Majesty is determined to raise troops when he hears about this. There is not much money in the household department... let's procrastinate for a while."

After saying that, a cloud of black energy burst out from Fu Chengyang's palm, and the letter in his hand was instantly swallowed by the black energy without leaving any trace.

Seeing this, the guard with a knife who delivered the letter showed joy on his face: "Congratulations to Nine Thousand Years Old for your great achievement!"

"Okay, Yu Hu. Clean up your tail. Don't leave the postmen who deliver the letter, or the city gate guards."

"Little understands."

Before the guard with the knife named Yu Hu left, he glanced at the little eunuch kneeling on the ground.

"Nine thousand years old, how will he deal with it?"

"What do you say?"

"……Yes."

Without saying a word, Yu Hu reached out and grabbed the little eunuch and walked out.

He is a bodyguard with a knife in front of the imperial court, so he is naturally skilled, and he can easily lift a little eunuch who weighs a hundred catties with just one hand.

"Nine thousand years old, please spare me! Please forgive me!"

Fu Chengyang turned a deaf ear to the little eunuch's cries, and he didn't even care about Su Yuan's treason.

"Su Tufeng is such an amazingly talented general, but he doesn't even dare to have the slightest idea of ​​treason. His son is promising." Fu Chengyang smiled, "However, with the small land in Beifeng City, it won't make much of a difference."

"One month from now will be the sage's [-]th birthday. I'll tell the sage about it at that time...it can be regarded as a birthday gift from our family, haha."

……

……

"Appreciate~"

Several fast horses stopped in front of the moat of Beifeng City.

The moat surrounds the city for a week, and there is only a pontoon in the east, and a wooden sign stands beside the pontoon.

Get off your horse across the bridge!

"Hmph, there are so many stinky rules!"

Chen Zilei snorted coldly, got off his horse, and walked forward holding the rein.

His three juniors followed behind, and after two days of traveling, they finally arrived at Beifeng City.

While crossing the bridge, the four kept looking at the city gate and the top of the city tower.

One said in a low voice: "There are quite a few soldiers."

Since Su Yuan came to power, all defense work in the city has been replaced by his people.

Based on the principle that there is no use for too many people, Su Yuan placed a large number of soldiers at each opening.There are 80 people on duty inside and outside the city gate alone, which is more exaggerated than some big cities in the Central Plains.

There are hundreds of people standing on the city tower day and night, constantly watching, even if a sparrow flies into the city, it cannot escape the soldiers' watchful eyes.

Another person said: "And these soldiers seem to be elite!"

Chen Zilei, who was walking in front, said, "There are a lot of people here, so don't say anything useless."

"Yes, Big Brother."

There were a lot of people passing by on the bridge, and in order to conceal their identities, the four of them also put on gray shirts and dressed like ordinary people.

It's just that they didn't expect that someone had noticed them as soon as they walked onto the bridge.

On the tower, a young man dressed as an ordinary soldier narrowed his eyes as he looked at them.

The four of them had come to the city gate at this time, and the old man with a cart in front was being checked.

"Master Jun, my car is full of wild goods, there is nothing prohibited."

"Routine inspection."

The city gate guard said that he was about to turn over the things on the car.

The old man's face changed slightly, and he quickly took out a piece of silver from his pocket: "Master, keep it, keep it..."

It was fine for the old man not to take out the silver, but as soon as he took out the silver, the other guards immediately put their hands on the handles of their waists.

"Warning once again! If you bribe again, you will be arrested immediately!"

"This this……"

The old man was a little dumbfounded. At this time, another commoner beside him reminded: "Old man, you haven't been back to the city for a few days, right? Don't worry, the Zhenbei Army will not snatch your wild goods. Just check."

"Really...Really?" The old man couldn't believe it.

You must know that in the past, entering and leaving the city was often made difficult by the guards. As the saying goes, "The king of hell is easy to see, but the little devil is hard to deal with." It is impossible to do business without preparing some money to clear the way.

The old man is in the mountain goods business, and every time he comes and goes, he has to prepare some "benefit fee" for the city gate guards.He forgot to give it once, and as a result, a lot of mountain goods were detained. Since then, he has a long memory.

Didn't expect to now...

"There are no contraband." After the inspection, the guard immediately released it.

The old man was a little confused, but then he was very happy. This guard is much stronger than before.

This was actually an order from Su Yuan.

He didn't let real people, but called soldiers to be guards and do "security checks". Naturally, he would not charge any favors.

In this way, it will be completely impossible for those with malicious intentions and contraband to sneak into the city by "manipulating" the guards.

Moreover, Su Yuan's order was that once someone tried to bribe, he would be warned immediately for the first time, and arrested for strict investigation the second time.

This policy has only been implemented for two days, and it has received a lot of praise... Although the people are worried about Su Yuan's rebellion, they can still say a few good things now that they can enjoy the benefits.

The old man pushed the cart in, and then it was the turn of Chen Zilei and the others.

"Routine inspection." The guard said blankly.

"Please."

Chen Zilei let go of his burden, and so did his three juniors.

Before they came, they knew that they had to check when entering the city, so they didn't carry weapons.

Although the Great Zhou Dynasty did not prohibit the people from carrying swords, Chen Zilei still didn't bring them for safety's sake to avoid being suspected.

He is going to enter the city and make preparations. He can buy a few at the blacksmith shop or snatch them from other soldiers.

After the guards checked, they found that there were some dry food in the bags of several people, and there were no prohibited items, so they let them into the city.

As soon as the four of them entered the city, they first found an inn to settle down and opened a room.

In the room, several people discussed a plan of action.

(End of this chapter)